DiegoDiego Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 1 hour ago, Oberon43 said: Also, are adverbs now extinct? Part of the insidious Americanisation of the English language, I'm afraid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Baker Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 On 07/01/2024 at 12:23, Duke Gekantawa said: There are a couple which break the laws of physics: He hung in the air The ball gained pace off the pitch The third in that category is "He/we/they gave 110%". No he/you/they didn't. It's impossible 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Diamond For Me Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 "We go again" rips my knitting. I've no idea why, but it's a really annoying expression. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburghhonestman Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Not read through the entire thread so apologies if it's been done, but can managers please stop taking about "this football club" and using it in every sentence. "This club" is fine. We know you're talking about football. It's crept in over the last few years and does my head in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chippyminton Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 ‘At this moment in time”. The word you’re looking for is ‘now’. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weekeith Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 "This club's a sleeping giant". As said by Scott Brown very recently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 10 hours ago, A Diamond For Me said: "We go again" rips my knitting. I've no idea why, but it's a really annoying expression. Firstly, because it's quasi-meaningless. You're not Rangers circa 2012, we know you'll play another game. Secondly, the use of present tense is very questionable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolph Hucker Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 10 hours ago, edinburghhonestman said: Not read through the entire thread so apologies if it's been done, but can managers please stop taking about "this football club" and using it in every sentence. "This club" is fine. We know you're talking about football. It's crept in over the last few years and does my head in. Agreed. If they use it, it’s never just once, it becomes all you’re listening for to see how often they’ll shoehorn it in…….. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolph Hucker Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 hour ago, Weekeith said: "This club's a sleeping giant". As said by Scott Brown very recently. oh? Who was he talking about? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Diamond For Me Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 11 hours ago, edinburghhonestman said: Not read through the entire thread so apologies if it's been done, but can managers please stop taking about "this football club" and using it in every sentence. "This club" is fine. We know you're talking about football. It's crept in over the last few years and does my head in. Likewise "that's how you win football matches" and similar. If I'm listening to Sportsound at half two on a Saturday afternoon I don't clarification that they're not talking about cricket. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 A classic of the "we deserve better" genre. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnieMurdo Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 The use of the word "character" seems to be used increasingly these days by coaches and pundits, almost as some sort of unquantifiable trait that some players and teams either do or do not possess. "My team showed great character today" and such phrases seem meaningless to me, unless this indeed something that can be coached and is expected of players today?? To quote The Wolf - " Just because you are a character, doesn't mean you have character". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolph Hucker Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 (edited) Okay, this one isn’t about WHAT they say, more HOW they say it…… in post-match interviews it’s amazing how, when answering a question, most players and managers can hardly look the interviewer in the eye. Fair enough, a lot of the questions are pretty dumb - “tell us about the goal/save/sending off”, “what did the gaffer say to you at half-time”, “what were you thinking when you hit it?” etc, but when they’re answering they’re looking up, down, left, right - anywhere but at who they’re talking to. To be fair, it’s worse down south than in Scotland, and one of the worst is Ange Postecoglu. I like the guy, I really do, he talks a lot of sense and he’s a good manager, but he just can’t look an interviewer in the eye when he’s answering them. After the Man City game tonight was a perfect example, he mumbled some pretty standard replies while all the time staring at the interviewer’s shoes, and he’s always like that, win, lose or draw. Just looks shifty and like he doesn’t want to be there.. These guys are in the entertainment business (allegedly), and like it or not they should at least try to look interested. The only ones who seem genuine are the ones who don’t often get interviewed, sometimes they’re a breath of fresh air. Seems the more money you make and more successful you are the less you care about giving ninety seconds of your time after a game to keep the punters happy. Edited January 26 by Rudolph Hucker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utdtillidie2 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) Any strike where it’s said there was no back lift in the shot, when there’s clearly back lift. I’m going to say it’s physically impossible to ping into top corner from out side box with ‘no back lift’! Edited January 28 by Utdtillidie2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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